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Robert Gregory Browne
Robert Gregory Browne is an American novelist, former screenwriter, and co-founder and creative director of Braun Haus Media, LLC. Early life Browne was born in California, but at the age of eleven, moved with his family to Honolulu, Hawaii. After discovering the work of Donald Westlake, Browne set his sights on becoming a writer and at seventeen wrote 130 pages of a comedy mystery novel that remains unfinished. Browne tried writing speculative episodes of ''The Rockford Files'' and ''Harry O'', among others, but none of these scripts were ever purchased and Browne shifted his interest to music. Hollywood In 1990, Browne took up writing again and completed a feature-length screenplay, which was a winner in the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition. The program is sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and is designed to give aspiring screenwriters a way into the film industry. Browne was one of five winners that year and received a twenty thousan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment, LLC (formerly Marvel Enterprises) is an American show business, entertainment company (law), company founded in June 1998 and based in New York City, New York (state), New York, formed by the merger of #Marvel Entertainment Group, Marvel Entertainment Group and Toy Biz. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company since 2009, and is mainly known for its comic books by Marvel Comics, as well as its forays into List of films based on Marvel Comics publications, films and List of Marvel Cinematic Universe television series, television/streaming shows, including those within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). In 2009, The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment for ; it has been a limited liability company (LLC) since then. For financial reporting purposes, Marvel is primarily reported as part of Disney's Disney Consumer Products, Consumer Products segment ever since Marvel Studios' reorganization from Marvel Entertainment into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century American Novelists
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius ( AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman empe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Brown
Sandra Lynn Brown, née ''Cox'' (born March 12, 1948) is an American bestselling author of romantic novels and thriller suspense novels. Brown has also published works under the pen names of Rachel Ryan, Laura Jordan, and Erin St. Claire. Early life and education Sandra Brown was born in Waco, Texas, and raised in Fort Worth. She majored in English at Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth, but left college in 1968 to marry her husband, Michael Brown, a former television news anchor and award-winning documentarian, for '' Dust to Dust''. They have one son, Ryan. Career After her marriage, Brown worked for KLTV in Tyler as a weathercaster, then returned to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex area where she became a reporter for WFAA-TV's version of ''PM Magazine''. Brown started her writing career in 1981 after her husband dared her to. Since then, she has published nearly 70 novels and had more than 50 ''New York Times'' bestsellers. In 2008, she was presented with an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Child
James Dover Grant (born 29 October 1954), primarily known by his pen name Lee Child, is a British author who writes thriller novels, and is best known for his ''Jack Reacher'' novel series. The books follow the adventures of a former American military policeman, Jack Reacher, who wanders the United States. His first novel, '' Killing Floor'' (1997), won both the Anthony Award and the Barry Award for Best First Novel. Early life and education Grant was born in Coventry. His Northern Irish father, who was born in Belfast, was a civil servant who lived in the house where the singer Van Morrison was later born. He is the second of four sons; his younger brother, Andrew Grant, is also a thriller novelist. Grant's family relocated to Handsworth Wood in Birmingham when he was four years old so that the boys could receive a better education. Grant attended Cherry Orchard Primary School in Handsworth Wood until the age of 11. He attended King Edward's School, Birmingham. In 1974, at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Battles
Brett Battles is an American author from Los Angeles, California. Publishing History Brett Battles' first novel, ''The Cleaner'' (2007), introduced recurring character Jonathan Quinn, freelance intelligence operative. "The Cleaner" was nominated for the Barry Award for Best Thriller. His second novel, ''The Deceived'' (2008), won the Barry Award for Best Thriller. His third novel, ''Shadow of Betrayal'', continues the adventures of freelance operative and "cleaner" Jonathan Quinn. ''Shadow of Betrayal'' was published in the United Kingdom under the title ''The Unwanted'' (Preface Publishing, 2009). This fourth novel, ''The Silenced'', was released by Dell in 2011. Bibliography Jonathan Quinn Series Note: In the US, The Unwanted was sold under the title Shadow of Betrayal. Logan Harper Thrillers Project Eden Thrillers Rewinder Series Night Man Chronicles Stand-Alone Novels Short Stories * 2008 – "Perfect Gentleman" (published in ''Killer Year'' edited by Lee C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutton Penguin
E. P. Dutton was an American book publishing company. It was founded as a book retailer in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1852 by Edward Payson Dutton. Since 1986, it has been an imprint of Penguin Group. Creator Edward Payson Dutton (January 4, 1831 – 1923) was a prominent American book publisher. In 1852, Dutton founded the E. P. Dutton bookselling company in Boston, Massachusetts. The business sold fiction and non-fiction, and within a short time expanded into the selling of children's literature. In 1864, he opened a branch office to sell books in New York City and in 1869 moved his company's headquarters there and entered the book publishing business. From 1888 onward, he started working with Ernest Nister. In 1906, Dutton struck what proved to be a significant deal with the English publishing company of J. M. Dent to be the American distributor of the Everyman's Library series of classic literature reprints. Edward Dutton died in 1923, aged 92, but his company continued ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Publishers Weekly
''Publishers Weekly'' (''PW'') is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. Published continuously since 1872, it has carried the tagline, "The International News Magazine of Book Publishing and Bookselling". With 51 issues a year, the emphasis today is on book reviews. The magazine was founded by bibliographer Bibliography (from and ), as a discipline, is traditionally the academic study of books as physical, cultural objects; in this sense, it is also known as bibliology (from ). English author and bibliographer John Carter describes ''bibliography ... Frederick Leypoldt in the late 1860s, and had various titles until Leypoldt settled on the name ''The Publishers' Weekly'' (with an apostrophe) in 1872. The publication was a compilation of information about newly published books, collected from publishers and from other sources by Leypoldt, for an audience of booksellers. By 1876, ''The Publishers' Weekly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Dinner
Michael Dinner (born May 20, 1953) is an American director, producer, and screenwriter for television. Biography Prior to his TV career, Dinner was a singer-songwriter and recording artist for Fantasy Records, where he released two albums, ''The Great Pretender'' (1974) and ''Tom Thumb the Dreamer'' (1976), along with four singles. In 2017, he wrote and directed an episode of the Channel 4/Amazon Video series '' Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams''. He also served as an executive producer. Directed *''Heaven Help Us'' (1985) *'' Off Beat'' (1986) *''Hot to Trot'' (1988) *''The Wonder Years'' (19 episodes, 1989–1993) *'' Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story'' (TV Movie, 1994) *''Chicago Hope'' (5 episodes, 1994–1995) *''Early Edition'' (3 episodes, 1996–1997) *'' The Crew'' (2000) *''Karen Sisco'' (2 episodes, 2003) *''Invasion'' (1 episode, 2005) *''Grey's Anatomy'' (1 episode, 2005) *''Kidnapped'' (2 episodes, 2006) *''Sons of Anarchy'' (1 episode, 2008) *''Law & Ord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Kinney
Terry Kinney (born January 29, 1954) is an American actor and theater director, and is a founding member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, with John Malkovich, Laurie Metcalf, Gary Sinise, and Jeff Perry. Kinney is best known for his role as Emerald City creator Tim McManus on HBO's prison drama '' Oz''. Early life Kinney was born in Lincoln, Illinois, the son of Elizabeth L. (née Eimer), a telephone operator, and Kenneth C. Kinney, a tractor company supervisor. He attended Illinois State University, in Normal, Illinois, where he became friends with Jeff Perry, who took him to see a performance of '' Grease'' featuring Gary Sinise, bringing the three Steppenwolf Theatre Company co-founders together for the first time. Career Theatre Kinney has been involved in theatre since 1974, when he, Gary Sinise and Jeff Perry founded the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. In describing the company's radical usage of cinematic techniques such as accelerated time, substantial soundtracks and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandrine Holt
Sandrine Claire Holt (born Sandrine Vanessa Ho; 19 November 1972) is a British-born Canadian model and actress. Early life Holt was born Sandrine Vanessa Ho in Croydon. Her middle name was later changed to Claire. Her father, Man Shun ("Horace") Ho, is Chinese. Ho was educated at the University of London, receiving a (B.Sc Physics and Applied Mathematics; M.Sc Computer Science). Her mother, Christiane (née Nicolette), is French. At age five, she and her family moved to Toronto, Canada. Holt attended St. Joseph's Morrow Park Catholic Secondary School in Willowdale. She worked as a runway model in Paris before she became an actress. Her younger sister is model and designer Adrianne Ho. Acting-career Holt's acting debut, credited as Sandrine Ho, was in a 1989 episode of '' Friday the 13th: The Series'' entitled "Face of Evil". Her feature film debut was in '' Black Robe'' in 1991. Subsequent film and television appearances include roles in '' Rapa-Nui'', '' Once a Thief'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Rapaport
Michael David Rapaport (born March 20, 1970) is an American actor and comedian. Beginning his career in the early 1990s, he has made over 100 appearances in film and television. His film roles include ''True Romance'' (1993), ''Higher Learning'' (1995), ''Metro'' (1997), ''Cop Land'' (1997), '' Deep Blue Sea'' (1999), ''The 6th Day'' (2000), ''Dr. Dolittle 2'' (2001), '' Big Fan'' (2009), and '' The Heat'' (2013). On television, he headlined the Fox sitcom '' The War at Home'' (2005–2007) and was a series regular on the Fox drama ''Boston Public'' (2001–2004), the fourth season of the Fox serial drama ''Prison Break'' (2008–2009), and the Netflix comedy drama ''Atypical'' (2017–2021). Rapaport also held recurring roles on the NBC sitcoms ''Friends'' (1999) and ''My Name Is Earl'' (2007–2008) and the FX Western '' Justified'' (2014). Outside of his acting career, Rapaport directed the 2011 documentary '' Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest'' abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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